Little Children (movie)
2006 film directed by Todd Field
Little Children is a 2006 drama movie based on the novel of the same name. Actress Kate Winslet plays a reluctant housewife and mother from Boston in the film.
Cast
change- Kate Winslet as Sarah Pierce
- Patrick Wilson as Brad Adamson
- Jennifer Connelly as Katherine "Kathy" Adamson
- Jackie Earle Haley as Ronald "Ronnie" James McGorvey
- Noah Emmerich as Larry Hedges
- Phyllis Somerville as May McGorvey
- Gregg Edelman as Richard Pierce
- Ty Simpkins as Aaron Adamson
- Sadie Goldstein as Lucy Pierce
- Jane Adams as Sheila
- Raymond J. Barry as Bullhorn Bob
- Trini Alvarado as Theresa
- Marsha Dietlein as Cheryl
- Mary B. McCann as Mary Ann
- Rebecca Schull as Laurel
- Chadwick Brown as Tony Correnti
- Adam Mucci as Richie Murphy
- Chance Kelly as Pete Olaffson
- Lola Pashalinski as Bridget
- Hunter Reid as Christian
- Sarah Buxton as Slutty Kay
- Will Lyman (uncredited) as Narrator
- Thomas Greaney as Troy
Reception
changeReviews of Little Children were mostly positive. The movie got an 80% rating from the Rotten Tomatoes.[1]
Top ten lists
changeLittle Children was listed on many critics' top ten lists.[2]
- 1st – Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
- 2nd – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
- 3rd – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
- 3rd – Dennis Harvey, Variety
- 4th – James Berardinelli, Reelviews
- 4th – J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader
- 5th – Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
- 6th – Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
- 8th – Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian
- 9th – A.O. Scott, New York Times
- 10th – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- 10th – Richard Schickel, Time
- Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
- Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
- Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Best of 2006 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – David Denby, The New Yorker[3]
Accolades
change| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Nominated | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Drama by or About Women | Todd Field | Won |
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Film | Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Best Writer | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won |
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Picture | Todd Field | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won | |
| Deauville American Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Todd Field | Nominated |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field | Nominated |
| Best Actress - Motion Picture, Drama | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay- Motion Picture | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | Best Film | Todd Field | Nominated |
| Iowa Film Critics Awards | Best Picture | Todd Field | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle | British Actress of the Year | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Music | Thomas Newman | Won |
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won |
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| OFTA | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won | |
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated | |
| Best Casting | Belinda Monte & Todd Thaler | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won | |
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Desert Palm Achievement Awar | Kate Winslet | Won |
| Visionary Award | Todd Field | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Picture | Todd Field | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won | |
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Film - Drama | Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field | Nominated |
| Best Actress - Drama | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Best Actor - Drama | Patrick Wilson | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Jackie Earle Haley | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominated | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Picture | Todd Field | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Earle Haley | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Todd Field & Tom Perrotta | Nominated |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Picture | Todd Field | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominated |
References
change- ↑ "Little Children". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Metacritic: 2006 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Denby, David (December 11, 2006). "Memorable Movies of 2006" – via www.newyorker.com.